Can you guess your favorite show's working title?

Picking the perfect title is harder than it seems.

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A lot goes in to creating the perfect television show. You need the right writers, a stellar cast and crew, and of course, a snappy title. When it comes to our favorite shows, it's hard to imagine them titled anything other than what we've come to know and love them as. However, the fact is, the majority of shows go through a number of name changes before we ever get to hear what the final title is.

Some are well-known, like we all know Saved By the Bell was Good Morning, Miss Bliss. We also know Seinfeld was originally The Seinfeld Chronicles... but that wasn't the only title considered. See how many working titles you can match to the TV show they belonged to. Good luck!
  1. What show was going to be called 'New Family in Town?'
  2. What show was going to be called 'It's a Small World?'
  3. What show was going to be called 'The Wild West West?'
  4. What show was going to be called 'Across the Hall?'
  5. What show was going to be called 'Teenage Wasteland?'
  6. What show was going to be called 'The Snow Whites?'
  7. What show was going to be called 'Jerks?'
  8. What show was going to be called 'Good News, Bad News?'
  9. What show was going to be called 'Oil?'
  10. What show was going to be called 'Family Guy?'

Can you guess your favorite show's working title?

Your Result...

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19 Comments

WILD 30 months ago
You got 2 out of 10
Ahh, well ya learned something today.

Out of the 8 that I got wrong I only watched 2 of them and only one from start to finish (not counting the pilot (although I may have seen it, I was not aware that "Love and the Happy Days" was the basis for Happy Days)). The other show was Dynasty that I stopped watching before the series ended.
idkwut2use 30 months ago
*snort* ONE. I got one measly guess right.
jpdirisio13 49 months ago
4/10......every correct one a lucky guess. WORST......QUIZ.....EVER
Terrence 65 months ago
Lucky guesses.................8/10
Wiseguy 66 months ago
The original name for the Wild Wild West was The Wild West. The Wild West West makes no sense.
EdCaf Wiseguy 66 months ago
Wasn't his last name "West"?
CatMomWanda 66 months ago
8/10. Pretty much all guesses. I don't really remember hearing these names.
AndrewHass 66 months ago
I was 4/10 and on most i just guessed.So i think i did good considering.
Barry22 66 months ago
2/10, alternate title for me "The Big Dummy".
daDoctah Barry22 66 months ago
I thought that was Sanford & Son.

Anybody happen to know what the show "Head of the Family" was called when it got on the air?
Andy daDoctah 66 months ago
That eventually evolved into "The Dick Van Dyke Show".
Pacificsun 66 months ago
Wow, those alternate show titles sucked! Did they put them through a focus group??
anthony 66 months ago
I learned something today.I sure did!
nerakr anthony 66 months ago
Me, too.
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